Sakhabeev, Rais Salmanovich (2356) - Oreopoulos, Kostas (2255)
Result: 1/2-1/2
Site: ICCF
Date: 2010.01.25
This game is a perfect example of how extremely difficult is chess!!
[...] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.♘f3 ♘f6 4.♘c3 dxc4 5.a4 ♗f5 6.e3 e6 7.♗xc4 ♗b4 8.O-O O-O 9.♕e2 ♘bd7 10.e4 ♗g6 11.♗d3 ♗h5
15.h3
11...c5 12.e5 cxd4 13.exf6 dxc3 14.fxg7 ♔xg7 15.♖d1 ♕c7 16.♗xg6 hxg6 17.♖d4 ♗c5 18.♖c4 ♘b6 19.♖xc3 ♕d6 20.b3 ♖ad8 21.♗b2⩲
12.♗f4 (12.e5 ♘d5 13.♘xd5 cxd5 14.♕e3⩲) 12...♖e8 my intention here was to play e5 ofcourse if white did not play. I also did not decide at this point if i would take on d5 with the e or c pawn 13.e5 (13.♗c4 ♗xc3 14.bxc3 e5 is ofcourse better for black) 13...♘d5 14.♘xd5 cxd5
Perfectly playable ofcourse was 14...exd5 15.h3
15.♗f5 ♘f8 16.♗e3 preparing Ne1 and f2-f4 16...♗g6 17.♗xg6 ♘xg6 18.♘e1 ♗xe1 19.♖axe1 ♘e7
15...f6!? Making use of the R at the e-file. This needs more analysis and is propably easier for black to play OTB (15...♘f8 16.♗f5 ♘e6 17.♗e3 a5 18.♔h2 ♕e7 19.♖fd1) 16.g4 ♗g6 (16...♗f7 17.♗f5 fxe5) 17.♗xg6 hxg6 18.♕c2 g5=
15.♕e3 this is the other 'main move' 15...a6 16.♖fc1 ♕b6 17.♘d2 ♗g6 18.♗xg6 hxg6 19.♘f3 ♖ac8=
15...a6 stopping Bb5 16.g4 ♗g6 17.♗xg6 fxg6 18.♔g2 preparing for h4-h5, creating space for the rook on the first rank 18...♘b8 19.h4 ♖f8 20.♗e3 h6!? An important move. This secures that i can play for more than a draw
20...♘c6?!21.h5 gxh5 22.♖h1! the point of the king lift 22...♕e8 forced 23.♕d3 ♗e7 24.♖xh5 g6 25.♖h3⩲ and white has the better game
20...♗e7 21.♖h1 ♕e8 22.h5 gxh5 23.♖xh5 ♕g6 24.♔g3 ♘c6 25.♖ah1 this might be about equal, but it seems white has easier play 25...h6 26.♗xh6 gxh6 27.♖xh6 ♕e4 28.♕xe4 dxe4 29.♖h8 ♔g7 30.♖1h7 ♔g6 31.♖h6 ♔g7 32.♖8h7 ♔g8 33.♘d2 ♖ad8 34.♘xe4 ♖xd4 35.♘f6 is a possible variation leading to a draw
